Maxwell Roy, Mph Email & Phone Number

West Bend, Wi

West Bend, Wi

West Bend, Wi

Washington & Ozaukee County (Wi)

AbstractMental health is a prioritized issue in the United States (U.S.). A portion of the U.S. adult and child population are impacted by mental illness. Despite being a priority, research shows that many adults and children with mental illness do not receive treatment. The purpose of this paper is to calculate and understand the mental health treatment gap in Washington and Ozaukee Counties in Wisconsin. This paper calculates and identifies themes associated with the mental health treatment gap using mixed methods. A difference was calculated between the any mental illness (AMI) prevalence in both adult and child populations and the unique patient count (received from the Wisconsin Health Information Organization – WHIO) for adults and children who accessed mental health services, which produced an estimate of the mental health treatment gap in both Washington and Ozaukee Counties. Additionally, health and human service professionals were interviewed to provide insight into themes that act as associated factors to the treatment gap. Open coding of the interview notes and recorded conversations highlighted reoccurring themes to help understand the mental health treatment gap in both counties. The mental health treatment gap for children and adults in Washington and Ozaukee were higher than state averages. Lack of providers, long wait times, lack of education, and financial/insurance factors were major themes addressed by interviewees. Further efforts to increase providers, treatment options, educational efforts for adults and youth, and improving transportation systems may help improve the mental health condition and reduce the treatment gap in both counties.Inbox for more information about the project.

West Bend, Wisconsin

Goals:- Gain valuable and practical Public Health Experience- Develop a "Mental Health Friendly" community model to reduce stigma on mental health, increase resources within a community, and help communities become more resilient to the negative effects that mental health can have.- Develop a "Mental Health Emergency and Crisis Plan" template for schools to implement into their existing Crisis Plan.- Develop and plan a mental health gap analysis for Washington and Ozaukee Counties.Outcomes:- Aided in the development of Cultivate, a mental health friendly community movement for municipalities to participate in.- Aided in researching and identifying various evidence-based activities and policies that would be offered in the Cultivate movement in areas such as campaigns, advocacy activities, community assessment activities, marketing and branding activities, training and education activities, and resource dissemination activities.- Served on Well Washington and INVEST mental health coalitions for Ozaukee and Washington County.- Served on and lead various subgroup meetings that researched and identified best practices to be added to Cultivate.

Ripon, Wi

This campaign is a project that is part of my "Public Sociology and Activism" class. The goal of this class is to teach the basic concepts of public sociology and activism, and to also create a public activism campaign. As a class, we have chosen the topic of health and wellness, and how nutrition and physical education are important factors of health and wellness. We chose the 5th grade population at Murray Park Elementary and Quest Charter Elementary in Ripon, Wisconsin. My roles are tactical planner, recruiter, and public speaker. Part of my role as tactical planner included creating five distinct lesson plans for the classroom that educate and teach students valuable skills on what safe and healthy nutrition and physical activity are, and how to practice those safe and healthy habits. As a recruiter I have reached out to student groups and athletic teams in the Ripon College community to aid in our efforts. As a public speaker, I deliver information in classroom educational settings, and in public forums with parents, Ripon community members, and Ripon College community members.In this campaign we are also holding a health and wellness fair called "The Ripon Rally" which is a field day with various physical activity stations set up by Ripon College student groups and athletic teams. I am part of helping to develop and implement strategies and event details as tactical planner.We are also using this campaign as an opportunity to do research by gathering data to assess what children know before, and after our campaign to measure how effective our campaign was on the education aspect of our campaign. I will be a part of collecting, analyzing, and making conclusions on this data.

Provided lab set up and take down for Kinesiology research. Recorded blood draw, blood flow, heart rate and respiratory rate data during studies. Assisted with subject screening. Organized and tracked confidential information. Conducted and presented research on childhood obesity and socioeconomic status.

Planned, organized and delivered all aspects of several fundraising events to raise funds for a man diagnosed with Acute-Myeloid Leukemia. Over $7,000 was raised.

Doctor Of Public Health, Public Health

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Public Health

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Community Health And Recreation

Activities and Societies: McNair Scholar Phi Kappa Pi (Merriman) Ripon College Laurel Society

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